Basket



Feb. 20, 1923. 1,445,678.,

6. W. ERICSON. BASKET. FILED MAY24,1922.

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The devlce fo-rmlngthe sub ect matter of;

Patented at. no, 1923..

GEORGE w. nnrcson', or ennnsnn'ne, ILLINOIS.

. i BASKET.

Application filed May 24,

T 0 (1H w 710m it many concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. .nnicsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Basket, of which the following is this application is a. basket of that general type commonly used for containing pots of plants and the like, the basket comprising a ring,a bottom and staves, novel means being provided for maintaining the states interlocked with the bottom and with the ring. a It is within the province ofthe disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains,

With the above and other objects in view, whichwwill appear the description proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the. details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, with in the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

fication. i v The basket comprises an upper ring 1.

Inthe accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in plan, a device constructcd in accordance with the invent-ion; Figure 2 is an elevation; Figure 3 is a fragn'iental vertical section showing how the ring and the bottom are interlocked withthe staves; Figured is a fragmental horizontal section showing how the staves are inter-engaged with the ring and with. the bottom; Figure is a fragmental section showing a modiwhich is T-shaped in cross comprising abody 2 and aflange 23 pro ect inn" from the body, there heinnotches t in Q a a l the outer edge of theflange 3. The bottom of the basket may take the form i 5, carrying a lower ring 6 constriurted like i apart circumferentially. the staacs the upperring 1. The rings 1 amt 6 are surrounded by stares 7 "WllICll are spaced having notches 8 receiving the flanges 3 of the rings 'nally. Bands 9,

of the staves 27, the wire being:

of aspi den 1922. Serial No. 563,322.

1 and 6, the staves oi' the said rings. the body portions 2 litting in the notches l lhe staves abut against v of the rings 1 and 6, as clearly shown in B igure 3 in connection with the mug 1. Owing to the way in which the rings are interlocked with the staves the staves cannot shift circumferentially oi. the rings, nor can the staves shift longitudiwhich may, be made of strap metal, surround the staives 7 and hold them interengaged with the rings, being hcldhy securing elements 10 of the stoves. i It s not necessary that strap metal hands he used. If desired, the band may be in the form of a piece of wire having its ends twisted together as at 26 in Figure 5, the twisted ends being located between certain connected. to any desired ones of the staves by staples to certain 28 or the like.

What is claimed is y 1. A basket of the sort described compris ng a: ring including a body and an outstanding flange, the flange having notches; stares TQCiBrLYQti in the notches, and having notches receiving the flange; and a. band circumscribing' the staves. i 2. r-l basket oi? the class described comprismg a ring including; a body and an outstanding flange, the flange having notches; staves disposed in the notches of the flange and having notches receiving the flange, the stares abutting against the body; andh band circunlscribing the staves.

3. A basket of the sort described, conipris ing an upper ring including a body and an outstanding flange, and a bottom comprising a body and an outstanding: flange, the flanges haying notches: stares loca ed in the notches and provided with notches recehdng the flanges of the bottom and oil? the ring: and a hand circumecril .up: the stave s. M In testimony that 1 claim the foregoilig my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnes f GEORGE W. filillt ititlll. itnesses:

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